My lesson today! *self indulgent warning!*

[jenbleep]

Tonight I had a lesson on Frankie with an instructor who we have had group clinics on, but this was our first private lesson

can only have about one a month though

as it was a weeeee bit expensive......but oh so worth it!

I got Frankie trotting round in an outline, soft and working over his back

he was so responsive and my instructor was great, I told her that she will find with me that I tend to be quite critical of my riding but she was impressed with me

because she could see that Frankie was quite stiff and found the work quite difficult, but at the end of the lesson I had him working in a long and low outline, forwards and swinging!

I am so proud of both of us, and I came away beaming

I also told her about his stiff back - and how in the summer last year he was slightly lame. i said that I would have it checked out again, (it was checked back in October) but after 20 minutes or so he seemed to be fine with it. She told me this:

*if, with the right work, he becomes more lame then obviously there is something to worry about

*if with the right work he becomes looser and level (when i first get on him, in trot he is slightly unlevel behind

) then it is just stiffness/lack of muscle tone etc.

I can relax a bit now

I know that we are sure to get bad days, and i will doubt my ability again, *rolls eyes* but I just have to remember tonight - and that we both can do it!

Shame I didn't get any piccies - I need evidence - but Frankie's owner is not really up on digital camera technology

Sorry for the pointless post

thanks for reading by all means!!

 

[Nats_uk]

That's good to hear about his back.

Glad to hear you had a lovely lesson - you deserved it after all your stress with jobs and possibly move etc

 

[jenbleep]

thanks! You know what I think i do - I actually was smiling loooooooads tonight so yeah it was good

and I am quite relived about his back - would like a check up anywhoo but at least i know if i keep working him like i did tonight (i hope i remember how to do it lol) then he can only get better and better whoohoo

 

[Nickijem]

Don't worry about being self indulgent!
I saw the girl I want to give me lessons when I was out hacking at the weekend and I asked her if she would.
She said yes so now I have to arrange a date and time!
I haven't had a lesson for about 8 years but I want to do more with Jerry so I must take the plunge and have some lessons.
If it goes well I shall be posting the most self indulgent posts onthis forum!!

 

[jenbleep]

I love my lessons lol! It's not normal that I'm self indulgent hehe

 

[_April_]

So glad to hear you had a good lesson!

There's no better feeling than when it comes together after an effort. Self indulge away, it's probably why we all joined lol

 

[jenbleep]

hehe surely not...............

 

[_April_]

I bore people enough in RL about April I needed to find somewhere where I could drone on and on till I get banned or people start blocking me LOL